Example Sentences
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Even as a child colouring with the crayons she loved, she seemed to be doing the wrong thing.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
In other rooms, colleagues arranged pencil sharpeners, water bottles and crayons in patterns, recording with depth-sensor cameras.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
A big electronic billboard in downtown Midland shows current market rates for oil and gas and the local oil-rig count, along with motivational slogans like “broken crayons still color.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Picture being at a restaurant with a fresh activity kids’ menu and set of crayons.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
But now, in Aunt Melissa’s house, I find myself coloring with broken crayons and watching Lily dance to Frank Sinatra.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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